#262E2F
Jet · very dark neutral
About #262E2F
#262E2F is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 18% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Jet (ΔE 3.7); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2F2726 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #262E2F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.87:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #262E2F?
#262E2F is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 18% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #262E2F?
Use white text. White on #262E2F has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #262E2F?
Its complementary colour is #2F2726, and analogous partners are #262F2C and #26292F.